In Charlotte, the mother of a severely handicapped girl says her daughter recovered after she was taken off life support, and she saw what she says is an angel on the TV monitor.

All of the morning TV shows discussed the story this morning, then brought in experts, who are predisposed to believing in angels, to make the final determination. The bottom line? If you think it was an angel, it was an angel.

Meanwhile, a colleague took this picture of the steam from the District Energy plant over St. Paul yesterday.

About the blogger

Bob Collins has been with Minnesota Public Radio since 1992, emigrating to Minnesota from Massachusetts. He was senior editor of news in the ’90s, ran MPR’s political unit, created the MPR News regional website, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day laments that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.

NewsCut is a blog featuring observations about the news. It provides a forum for an online discussion and debate about events that might not typically make the front page. NewsCut posts are not news stories.